How much revenue did Retrowave make?

$303k–$815k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did Retrowave sell?

Q: How many copies did Retrowave sell?

369k to 599k copies, based on its 15k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 369k–599k; $303k–$815k after Steam's cut $551k–$1.3M before the cut; from 15k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left Retrowave out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including Retrowave's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 92k–140k

best case 243k (OutDrive)

The Arcade genre

All 8 of your similar games are hits. A healthy genre for a game like yours.

Your picks lean toward this genre's biggest survivors; the typical figure reads from its ordinary successes.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 92k–140k copies

≈ $354k–$700k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 185k–301k copies

OutDrive · ≈ $152k–$410k after Steam's cut

A breakout hit, far above a typical game.

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Arcade (5 of 8) and 1980s (4 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Racing + 1980s, priced around $4. The breakout hits carry Casual + Music + Singleplayer; a typical game here doesn't.
The era: The games you compared span 2014 to 2023, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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